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NBR Reports are occasional papers on special topics conducted by the world’s leading experts in Asian affairs.

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Taiwan’s Potential Role in the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy: Convergence in the South Pacific

(March 2019)

This report examines the role of the Pacific Islands in Taiwan’s grand strategy and argues that Taiwan’s struggle to maintain formal diplomatic relations with these states dovetails with the United States’ reformulated Indo-Pacific strategy, even if Washington has yet to articulate a clear plan for coordinating activities in the South Pacific with Taipei.